Reader Letter | Help kids with early childhood education

7:07 PM,
Mar. 11, 2013

Written by

JOE TOLAN

The recent March 6 Courier-Journal story highlighting the "learning hurdles" of Jefferson County students reported the alarming statistic that only one-third of children start school with the needed skills to learn. Coincidentally, the day before this story published, Metro United Way celebrated our progress in kindergarten readiness with our Early Childhood Excellence Academy program.

Established in 2011 through a generous gift from the Lift A Life Foundation, the Early Childhood Excellence Academy guides and rewards preschool teachers who are working to grow high-quality ...